Alright I have a servo question. How much better and noticeable is a higher torque servo? Is it worth the money to put one in?

Are these the shims you are talking about? Do I just double up on both sides?

That depends on what you have now, but a Mini doesn't need much torque. I ran a mini digital servo with metal gears that had 60oz-in of torque (which is generally not considered high) and did fine. In fact, I also run a mini digital with 66oz-in of torque in my 17.5 TC, and it does great, too.

Ya I think Im looking for a higher speed one. I'll see what I have and go from there. I got mixed up with torque and speed

Yes to both questions.

I have a 3 racing gear dif. For m06. Is that the same gear as m05. Would I have to do any thing different to use it?

I beleive you need a thicker oil. Want a 500000 weight for carpet or a 100-300000 for asphalt. Anyone correct me if I'm wrong but that's what I've been told. I ordered one and have 300K weight kyosho oil on the way but both are still in the mail....hopefully coming soon. Just got the bearings today for it.....but no diff yet or oil

Yep, those are the ones! They sell by the piece, so be sure to get at least two. :lol:

I don't think you want a high torque servo, rather a high speed servo. Most decent high speed servo's these days provide good torque too, plenty for a m-chassis. Make sure that you get a digital servo if your receiver is digital to get the most out of it.

Ya I mixed that up. Found some nice ones.....next upgrade. Man....a 15T brushed motor and new esc...gear diff and new servo with a semi butchered RS1 body....nice little overhaul to hold me off until I get me a 4x4 ☺

Hey Rod. The m06 diff will be a direct bolt-on for the m05. You can continue running it with the 3000 cst in front, which I am assuming is what you had when it was in the m06. You'll notice that it will carve turns really well and is very forgiving to drive.

If you are ready for higher speed and feel that you can handle the m05 well, then that is when I recommend a much thicker oil - I currently run 2.5 Million.

Keep in mind that a thicker oil will translate to more shock during impacts, and will really only benefit a mini if it is carrying a lot of speed into the turns - and everything else in the setup is A-OK.

Hey I checked the manual for my radio and can't figure out if it's digital or not. It's 2.4ghz....nothing on the box and couldn't find it in the manual....any suggestions?

What brand and model is it?

If it has some sort of display, it's digital. If it has knobs for things like trim and steering rate, it's analog.

Yes, what model radio do you have?
As a lesson learned, when I changed from a Futaba 3PL radio to a Futaba 4PX I ruined a servo in one of my cars as it was not a digital servo ...that was the first time that has happened to me in like 30+ years of RCing ...but it does happen.

once you know the radio brand and model it should be easy to determine (i am sure there are some spec's online)

It's a Spektrum and there are buttons on it to change the trims and it beeps when you push them....if that helps lol

I'll do some more digging tonight on it.